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Uber partners with Expedia to launch a hotel booking integration in its app in the US, and plans to add Expedia's Vrbo brand later in 2026

Bloomberg Natalie Lung

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  • @therideshareguy Harry Campbell on x
    Don't really see the connection here. Hotel and Uber rides are completely separate. Maybe I'd book a private ride but Uber isn't great at scheduled rides.
  • @andrewgordonmac Andrew Macdonald on x
    The reality is, @Uber is *already* a huge part of our customers travel experiences Last year, more than 100 million customers used us to go to/from airports. 1.5 billion (!) rides took place outside a rider's home city. And airports represent >15% of our mobility GB People
  • @natlungfy Natalie Lung on x
    At a time when ChatGPT and Claude vie to be an everything app for productivity and leisure, Uber is investing into improving its own app: -updated search bar that can interpret natural language and more flexibly show rides and takeout options, rather than defaulting to ride
  • @dariusogenyi Darius on x
    Uber added hotels to its app last week. 700,000+ properties, powered by Expedia. here's what this move signals about where Uber is actually headed: [image]
  • @jason @jason on x
    Genius! Your @uber driver can pick up your coffee and have it ready for you on your pick up! 👏 @dkhos 👏 And soon you can book your hotel in the app! [image]
  • @natlungfy Natalie Lung on x
    New: Uber is adding Expedia hotel bookings to its flagship app, marking the ride-hail giant's biggest push yet into the travel market https://www.bloomberg.com/...